Premier international forum for lasers and electro optics features esteemed researchers’ work on single virus detection, secure communications and ultra-high-power lasers

WASHINGTON, June 7, 2013—CLEO: 2013, the Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics, brings together the world’s foremost scientists and engineers working in the field of laser science. From June 9-14, in San Jose, more than 1,800 technical presentations, with content stemming from fundamental laser science to photonic applications and products will be presented in such fields as ultrafast lasers, energy-efficient optics, quantum electronics, biotechnology and more.

Hot topics in the field will be presented to the media in a special press lunch event Tuesday, June 11 from 12 – 1 p.m. in the San Jose Convention Center, Room 230A. The press program boasts a line-up of three leading scientists who will present seminal research on clinical diagnosis of infection using optical techniques for counting individual viruses; time cloaking for improved optical communications; and advanced cold diode laser designs for ultra-high power laser applications.

This year’s program offers a new round-robin format that will allow reporters to hear each speaker present key points of his research in a small group setting and engage in one-on-one discussions before moving on to the next researcher and topic. Topics include:

A Telecom-Based Temporal Cloak. A teeny wrinkle in time? Just published research demonstrates a new temporal cloak capable of hiding 46 percent of the entire time axis at a repetition rate of 12.7 GHz. These results introduce temporal cloaking into the practical domain of secure optical communication, allowing for sending information without people knowing it’s there. To be presented at CLEO: 2013 and published this week in the peer-reviewed journal Nature, Joseph Lukens, Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University, will deliver his team’s latest findings on temporal optics for unrecorded events.

Clinical Detection of Viral Infection on an Optofluidic Chip. New optics-based methods for detecting single particles tagged with fluorescent labels on a microfluidic chip can determine the exact viral load of a sample by counting individual virus particles. These techniques are faster and less expensive than standard tests, and offer the potential to conduct the measurements in a medical office or hospital instead of a laboratory. Holger Schmidt, professor of electrical engineering at the at the University of California, Santa Cruz and director of the W.M. Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics, will describe this new approach and how it may lead to earlier detection of disease before it spreads.

INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES: Papers and additional information are available. The CLEO presenters listed above are available by phone and on-site in San Jose for press interviews. Contact Nadine Tosk, nadinepr@gmail.com.

PRESS REGISTRATION: A Press Room for credentialed press and analysts will be located on-site in the San Jose Convention Center, June 9 -13. Media interested in attending the conference should register on the CLEO website or contact Brielle Day at 202.416.1435, bday@osa.org.

About CLEO

With a distinguished history as the industry's leading event on laser science, the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) is where laser technology was first introduced. CLEO unites the field of lasers and electro-optics by bringing together all aspects of laser technology, with content stemming from basic research to industry application. CLEO: Expo showcases the latest products and applications from more than 300 participating companies from around the world, providing hands-on demonstrations of the latest market innovations and applications. The Expo also offers valuable on-floor programming, including Market Focus and the Technology Transfer program.

Sponsored by the American Physical Society's (APS) Laser Science Division, IEEE Photonics Society and the Optical Society (OSA), CLEO provides the full range of critical developments in the field, showcasing the most significant milestones from laboratory to marketplace. With an unparalleled breadth and depth of coverage, CLEO connects all of the critical vertical markets in lasers and electro-optics. For more information, visit the conference's website at www.cleoconference.org. CLEO: 2013 takes place June 9 – 14 at the San Jose Convention Center.

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